INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR OF HOMEOPATHY STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY

Growth of information is excessive in Medical science like many other sciences, and which is critically dependent on up-to-date information. The rapid proliferation of information in this era has important implications for the education of health professionals including medical students. Information and communication technologies have provided opportunities for medical libraries to meet the needs of their users in a much better way. The present study is undertaken to find out the information needs and seeking behavior of medical students in Athurasramam N.S.S. Medical College, Kurichy. The main goal of the study is to understand and identify the ways adopted by the B.H.M.S students in Athurasramam N.S.S. Homeo Medical College, Kurichy for collecting information and find out whether the existing library facilities are useful for their information needs.